Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: Site Reoccupation and Structure Reuse at the Maya site of San Bartolo, El Peten, Guatemala

博士论文改进补助金：危地马拉埃尔佩滕圣巴托洛玛雅遗址的场地重新占用和结构再利用

• 批准号: 0853329
• 负责人: E. Wyllys Andrews
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 依托单位: Tulane University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-03-01 至 2010-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0853329&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Improvement; Grant; Site

Under the supervision of Dr E. Wyllys Andrews V, Diane Davies will conduct archaeological investigations at the ancient Maya site of San Bartolo. San Bartolo is located in the northeastern part of the Department of the Petén, Guatemala and was occupied between 500 B.C.-A.D. 200 before it was abandoned. The site was reoccupied around A.D. 600, and there is evidence that abandoned structures and monuments were reused by these later settlers. The research objective is to identify and investigate the nature of structure reuse through excavations in a selected residential group. The study of the phenomenon of reuse is of intellectual merit to the archaeological community as it can reveal much about the practical considerations that were involved in constructing buildings, such as energy invested, the type of building materials used, and the engineering efforts in remodeling and leveling earlier structures. In addition, studying the reuse of architecture, associated features, and artifacts can reveal something of the symbolic, ritual or political considerations of the people. Results of this research will shed light on how the past through the medium of architecture and artifacts was manipulated to express the needs and values of later peoples. This will be of interest to historians investigating social memory. The comparison of architectural features such as style, technique, material, and quality of construction will also enable the broader study of defining and differentiating Late Classic reuse at San Bartolo from its initial occupation. The investigation then will be of interest to those undertaking settlement pattern studies or household archaeology. Lastly, the proposed research will provide the first substantial evidence concerning the timing and extent of occupation and the social, economic, or political organization at San Bartolo. The results of the investigation will be circulated in various ways including a report to the Institute of Anthropology and History of Guatemala (IDAEH) summarizing the archaeological excavations and subsequent conclusions. Findings will be presented at national scientific meetings. In addition to its contribution to basic knowledge this project has the broader impact of teaching and training a variety of people including underrepresented groups. Undergraduates from the University of San Carlos, Guatemala, will participate in an archaeological program at the site and the co-principal investigator will train a Guatemalan student in archaeological field methods. A Guatemalan archaeologist and staff from local villages will assist in the research. Data from the investigation will contribute to the doctoral dissertation research of female American and British graduate students. In these ways the local, national, and international community will be informed and allowed to engage with the archaeological research at this important site.

在E博士的指导下，Wyllys Andrews V，Diane Davies将在San Bartolo的古玛雅遗址进行考古调查。 圣巴托洛位于危地马拉佩滕省的东北部，在公元前500年至公元前200年之间被占领。公元200年被废弃。 该遗址在公元600年左右被重新占领，有证据表明这些后来的定居者重新使用了废弃的建筑和纪念碑。 本研究的目的是通过在一个选定的住宅群中进行挖掘来识别和调查结构再利用的性质。 对再利用现象的研究对考古界来说具有智力价值，因为它可以揭示很多关于建造建筑物所涉及的实际考虑因素，例如所投入的能源，所使用的建筑材料类型以及改造和平整早期结构的工程努力。 此外，研究建筑、相关特征和人工制品的再利用可以揭示人们的象征、仪式或政治考虑。 这项研究的结果将揭示过去是如何通过建筑和人工制品的媒介被操纵来表达后来人的需求和价值观的。 这对研究社会记忆的历史学家来说是很有意义的。 建筑特征，如风格，技术，材料和建筑质量的比较也将使更广泛的研究，定义和区分晚期经典再利用在圣巴托洛从其最初的占领。 因此，调查将对从事定居模式研究或家庭考古学的人感兴趣。 最后，拟议中的研究将提供有关占领时间和程度以及圣巴托洛的社会，经济或政治组织的第一个实质性证据。 调查结果将以各种方式分发，包括向危地马拉人类学和历史研究所（IDAEH）提交一份报告，总结考古发掘情况和后续结论。 研究结果将在国家科学会议上提出。 除了对基本知识的贡献外，该项目还对包括代表性不足的群体在内的各种人的教学和培训产生了更广泛的影响。 来自危地马拉圣卡洛斯大学的本科生将参加该遗址的考古项目，共同首席研究员将培训一名危地马拉学生进行考古现场方法。 一名危地马拉考古学家和当地村庄的工作人员将协助研究。 调查数据将有助于美国和英国女研究生的博士论文研究。 通过这些方式，地方、国家和国际社会将被告知并允许参与这一重要遗址的考古研究。